Christian started his career as a mathematician doing research in Algebraic Geometry, followed by a deep dive into quantitative finance developing and implementing derivatives pricing models at Bloomberg. After venturing down the Bitcoin rabbit hole he discovered Ethereum and joined ConsenSys. Christian has worked on a diverse set of projects within ConsenSys and is now focusing on the identity system uPort as well as zk-SNARKs and key recovery systems. When not in the blockchain world Christian enjoys scuba diving in the waters of the NorthEast US.